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... host-to-host
communication through voluntary adherence to open protocols and
procedures defined by Internet Standards, a collection of which are
commonly known as "the TCP/IP protocol suite". Development and
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... commonly known as "the TCP/IP protocol suite". Development and
review of potential Internet Standards from all sources is conducted
by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF ...
... by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The Internet
Standards Process is defined in [1].
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The reader is encouraged to study The Internet Standards Process [1]
to gain a complete understanding of the philosophy, procedures and
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... session participation,
reaching closure, norms of behavior, etc. Since the products are
research results, not Internet standards, consensus of the group is
not required. Rather, the measure of success is the quality and
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... does not determine the status of a document. Status is determined
through separate, explicit status labels. In other words, the reader
is reminded that all Internet Standards are published as RFCs, but
NOT all RFCs specify standards.
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... Internet Architecture Board and Internet Engineering Steering Group, "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 2", RFC 1602(-> 2026), IAB, IESG ...
... 1602(-> 2026), IAB, IESG, March 1994. Soon to be replaced by "The Internet Standards Process -- Revision 3", Work in Progress. ...